Not even going to mention building code and running DC wiring outside of the area (battery/inverter/chargers location) an inspector would allow. Even some of the very rural/extreme remote counties I work in know that they are ill-equipped to inspect DC wiring. Some will tell you there is no inspection for offgrid homes but if there is a fire they will say they told the installer no DC wiring except in the area of the battery.
Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ e-mail offgridso...@sti.net text 209 813 0060 > Wow, this is flash from the past⦠I had almost forgotten about running > DC in a house or garage. > > With todays inverter efficiencyâs & costs VS. the cost of proper DC wire > sizing, garage lighting?, & having to modify a reliable lift system, etc. > > Is there really a cost savings in the longs run? > > > > Itâs a garage, are you going to need to run any AC tools, battery > chargers? > > I mean it is a potential man cave, really nowâ¦. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Dana Orzel Great Solar Works, Inc. > > C - 208.721.7003 d...@solarwork.com > > Idaho Contractor - # 028765 Idaho PV # 028374 > > NABCEP # 051112-136 <http://www.solarwork.biz> > www.solarwork.biz > > "Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988" > > P Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > > > > From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On > Behalf Of Darryl Thayer > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 3:46 AM > To: newrewrenches <RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] 12/24v garage door opener..... > > > > I have measured the energy used by a garage door opener on more than one > occasion. they draw a fair amount of power while operating, however. they > don't draw power otherwise so the total energy is very low. I am > wondering if a low cost non pure sine inverter to AC operated off the > switches which would be low voltage would not serve the same low energy > use and reliability of a DC garage door opener > > > > On Jan 31, 2018 2:39 AM, "John" <j...@gosolar.co.nz > <mailto:j...@gosolar.co.nz> > wrote: > > Hi all, any recommendations where to find 12 or 24v garage door openers. > Canât remember this coming up on the list beforehand. It is just > for a single car garage door. Donât want to use an inverter, usually > better to go direct to a dc motor. > > Once I have a suitable opener, I can design the rest of the system around > it. > > Thanks for any/all input. John Veix, > GoSolar Ltd, N.Z. > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > <mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > <http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm> > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org <http://www.members.re-wrenches.org> > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ e-mail offgridso...@sti.net text 209 813 0060 _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
